Outlines how to remove, dissassemble, recondition, rebuild and replace a small-block engine?all in step-by-step clarity. Covers models: 262, 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350 and 400 cid engines.

How to build small-block Chevy engines for maximum performance. Includes sections on heads, cams, exhaust systems, induction modifications, dyno-tested engine combinations, and complete engine ...

Both Ford and Chevrolet built 427-cubic inch engines. However, these motors are not the same. Here's how they compare and the ...

The big-block V-8 is so synonymous with classic Chevrolet performance that it seems kind of weird that it wasn't introduced until almost the 1960s. Chevy had the D-Series for a brief period of time in ...

The Chevy 400 and Ford 400 small-blocks have multiple differences. Their bore-to-stroke ratios don't match, and Chevy's ...

From its 1965 introduction to its production supersession by the improved Mark V engine in 1991, the big-block Chevy Rat has carved its mark in virtually every form of racing, becoming in the process ...

While there is some contention surrounding who produced the first muscle car, we can all agree that Chevrolet was certainly in the mix of it all during America's earliest muscle car days. In an effort ...

Time was, to build a bigger-displacement big-block, you did it mostly through the stroke. That's because the classic, Mark IV big-block is limited to about 0.100-0.125-inch maximum overbores. On a ...

In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...

"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...

The Chevrolet Chevy II debuted for the 1962 model year as a Ford Falcon competitor. One of the suggested names for the Chevy II prior to production was the Chevy Nova, but that was rejected as it was ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...